CADDO PARISH, La. The Caddo Parish Commission approved a resolution supporting the American Rescue Plan, President Biden s $1.9 trillion dollar COVID-19 relief plan, but not without considerable discussion at Thursday s meeting.
Caddo Parish is part of the National Association of Counties, a group that came out in support of the plan, which is up for debate in the U.S. Senate. Other municipalities aligned with NACo are expected to adopt similar resolutions. Several of the commissioners shared their thoughts on the resolution ahead of the vote Thursday. I think there are a lot of good things in the American Rescue Plan, said Commissioner John E. Atkins, who represents District 9. In my opinion, we re putting too much money in the economy too quickly and for that reason, I will humbly be voting no.